Assad vows to retake whole country, warns could `take long time`
Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake the entire country but warned it could take a "long time," in an exclusive interview with AFP that comes as international pressure grows for a ceasefire.
Feb 12, 2016, 21:27 PM IST
Russia ready to discuss ceasefire in Syria: Foreign Ministry
Russia is ready to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Syria, deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov said on Thursday as foreign ministers gathered in Munich in a bid to restart peace talks.
Feb 11, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
More than 500 dead in Syria regime`s Aleppo offensive
More than 500 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed since a major Russian-backed regime offensive in Syria`s Aleppo province began this month, a monitor said Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2016, 15:37 PM IST
Syrians recount `hell` of Aleppo life under air strikes
Syrian farmer Mahmud Turki was sitting on his couch at sunset watching the news with his family after eating supper. Then an air strike hit his home and turned his life upside down.
Feb 10, 2016, 09:51 AM IST
Syrians flee to Turkish border in thousands as Aleppo assault intensifies
The assault around Aleppo, which aid workers have said could soon fall to government forces, helped to torpedo Syrian peace talks in Geneva.
Feb 06, 2016, 21:48 PM IST
As Syria rebels face rout, allies Saudi, Turkey may send troops: experts
With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria`s Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say.
Feb 06, 2016, 15:10 PM IST
Erdogan calls Russian claim of Syria invasion plan 'laughable'
Russia yesterday had claimed Turkey was planning to invade Syria, saying it had spotted troops and military equipment on the border with the war-torn country.
Feb 06, 2016, 00:00 AM IST
NATO says Russian air strikes `undermining` Syria peace efforts
Syrian peace talks in Geneva earlier this week broke up acrimoniously as long-time President Bashar al-Assad launched a fresh offensive against rebel forces in Aleppo.
Feb 05, 2016, 14:29 PM IST
World powers pledge $10 billion in aid for Syria
World leaders pledged over $10 billion (9.0 billion euros) Thursday to help conflict-hit Syrians at a London conference.
Feb 04, 2016, 23:31 PM IST
Is Turkey preparing to invade Syria? Russia believes so
Moscow said it had recorded plenty of such examples at the Syrian-Turkish border "including the presence of troops and military equipment".
Feb 04, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Syria regime forces enter besieged villages after Aleppo advance
Once Syria`s economic powerhouse, Aleppo city has been divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the east since shortly after fighting there began in mid-2012.
Feb 04, 2016, 14:55 PM IST
Syria peace talks suspended until Feb 25
De Mistura said he was asking for the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) of outside countries to convene "as soon as possible."
Feb 04, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
UN tries to get Syria peace talks back on track
The UN envoy for Syria was under pressure Wednesday to get peace negotiations back on track after intense Russian bombing in support of regime forces left talks in Switzerland hanging by a thread.
Feb 03, 2016, 13:57 PM IST
Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter
A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply lines into the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday while the warring sides said peace talks had not started despite a U.N. statement they had.
Feb 02, 2016, 23:01 PM IST
UN says talks with Syria regime `rescheduled`
Talks between the UN special envoy for Syria and government representatives tentatively planned for Monday 11:00 am (1000 GMT) in Geneva have been "rescheduled" to allow talks with the opposition first, the UN said.
Feb 01, 2016, 16:58 PM IST
Islamic State group claims bombings near Syria Shiite shrine; at least 50 killed, 100 injured
State news agency SANA had earlier reported 30 people killed in the three blasts, which it said were caused by a car bomb and two suicide bombers.
Jan 31, 2016, 18:36 PM IST
Syria peace talks in peril before they even start
The future of the biggest push to date to end Syria`s brutal civil war looked highly uncertain Sunday with the main opposition group threatening to walk away before planned peace talks even begin in earnest.
Jan 31, 2016, 13:00 PM IST
UN insists shaky Syria peace talks to go ahead
The UN insisted that high-stakes peace talks aimed at ending the brutal, five-year-old Syrian conflict would still begin in Switzerland later Friday despite uncertainty over whether key groups would even attend.
Jan 29, 2016, 20:28 PM IST
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Iran`s Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria`s war alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
Jan 29, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Iran's Hassan Rouhani says main problem in Syria is terrorism
The Syrian people must be left to decide their own future, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, adding that defeating terrorism was Syria`s main problem and not who is running it.
Jan 29, 2016, 01:13 AM IST
